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China-based Energy Monster, a mobile device charging company, has kicked off the roadshow for its Nasdaq listing. It is eyeing up to $218.7m from the deal.

Deutsche Wohnen continued the seemingly insatiable drive for debt from European investment grade real estate companies on Monday, while Canary Wharf lined up its debut green deal to come as soon as Tuesday.

BNP Paribas has leapfrogged JP Morgan to become the top bookrunner in EMEA loans this quarter, with the French bank almost doubling its market share. But this increase has yet to play out in the bank’s bond bookrunning activities in the region.

Hong Kong-listed Car Inc raised $250m from a bond last Friday, riding on the positive sentiment of an ongoing take-private deal and better access to funding.

Chinese question-and-answer platform Zhihu has raised $522.5m from its US IPO, after pricing the deal at the bottom of the marketed range, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Chinese firm Linklogis has thrown open the book for its Hong Kong IPO, aiming to pocket up to HK$8.28bn ($1.06bn).

BPER Banca overcame its sub-investment grade rating on Thursday, attracting plenty of demand for an inaugural social bond that will fund Covid-19 related lending in southern Italy.

BPER Banca and UBS ventured out into the euro market on Thursday. After a quiet few days, issuance is ramping up as rates volatility subsides, with bankers expecting a light shower of deals ahead of Easter.

Tricor Holdings, owned by investment firm Permira, has brought a rare dividend recapitalisation deal to Asia’s loan market. Pan Yue reports.

Financial issuance got underway in the euro primary market on Wednesday, with borrowers keen to bring forward ESG-labelled bonds in the first deals of the week.

The Saudi-headquartered Islamic Development Bank is set to sell a dollar bond on Wednesday, having launched the deal on Tuesday. The sustainability sukuk is one of two FIG deals from the Gulf region this week, as Kuwait’s Boubyan Bank also entered the market for a dollar sukuk.

Belgian investment company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert has raised €500m of financing at a deeply negative yield through a new bond convertible into treasury shares.